That was it you think, the little dolls of video game characters you saw in the window. Now you are in however you can’t seem to find anything other...than dark goth toys and shirts. An attractive young girl walks up to you and ‘here it comes’ you think, either the can I help you dumb ass look, or the what is some one your age doing here look.“Hi, you looking for some kinky dolls?” She asks.Surprised you answer, “Um I don’t know, I thought I saw some cool video game toys in the window.”“Aaah so. I was also relieved that there was no immediate need for confrontation. While I waited, I went to the kitchen and found some leftovers from the party to warm up for dinner.As I sat there eating and drinking a beer, I began to wonder if Colleen had really gone shopping, or could she be meeting Bill somewhere? Suddenly it came to me that I was facing a whole new realm of conscious thought. It had never occurred to me before that Colleen would be capable of such a thing because she was so dogmatic. Atkins. Was I really not fooling anyone? Who the hell was this lady to tell me what I’m supposed to feel? It was at that point that I thought she deserved a dose of realism.“You want real?” I snorted. “I loved my wife. She was everything. She was my life. She’s gone and I’ve got to live with that. I don’t need you or anyone else feeling bad or sorry for me. Shitty things happen in life, you deal with them in your own way and you get by.” Shit was just coming out faster than I could. And I didn't even know it. Will either of us continue at Claiborne? Does this mean we can't... ? And if so, how will that work?Mr. Saunders had been saying something. Jared had to force himself to pay attention, but his thoughts kept straying back to Shannon, and how much fun they'd had together at Claiborne."This is the last thing I expected," Shannon said when they took a break. She'd gone off to the Ladies Room with Cynthia, where, no doubt, they'd talked about this whole thing. Now they.